Glove



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s. J. BEL-:BE

GLOVE Filed Nov. 1, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 1 'Ann'.v...

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1e fi Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

STU-ABT J. Benen, or RICHMQNDIIINDIANA,

AssrGNoR 'ro Binnen eLovncoirraNygor GLOVES" Application-medNovember 1, 1922.. Seria1iNo.598;394;

rIfhis invention rela-tes `to :a f glove,f and" particularly to' the type rCfr-cloth working gloves having. leather facingsf r for i. increasing! the wearing qualities thereofl. l Gloves fof' this type :heretofore-fuse@haver .been -so made that many seams 1 were` exposed-` tofwearA in suchl afmannertha-tflthey gloves were frequently ripped?. and.; zmade useless before the fsurfaces fof# thenpallm, `thumb and ngers were Wornithrouglnf. One.` objecteof this :invention "isizto` 'provi'de'ea '1 glove which'v is so vcut andistitched- `that the'wse'ams .thereofa will not be :thus exposed :thereby increasinl 1 the life and lwearing qualitieswof fthe glove Since :werking: gloves: ofM -thef above `.type must -ibe inenpensivelyJnadfe,.greatifcare thev formationvfofi -the.: seams. thereof#l isi not possi-bile .withl the.: resultf thatnthge xgl'oves heretoforeI e used f lhavefvhadfe: larges seams. r :bee tween lthe fingers that prevente'dftheowearer from f getting' his fingers close* tdgether-:and thus .fromy firmlyand :securely .grasping obi-1 j ects f applyingw the maximum :strength and eiiciencyLi-nfany ivenitaslnff;

Accordinglytifa-furt ennobjeetf of: this iner ven-tion s to provi'de aninexpensive works-f: ing glove Jwhichffis.soxconstructedgithat ali: nger.A ancl1l thumb :seamsgfaretthrowir .ftolithe back "offthe: glove andato -provideaa protected seam at the base of the secondrandhthird. fingers `:that willi formfifa inaturalnhingefiior the finger portions, thereby providingra bet-.+11 ter .fitting.an :l.more;fleible glove that will closely adhere to wearer to obtain handled.

The invention will best be understood by a firmer grasp on objects yreference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate one embodiment of the inventive idea. It is to be expressly understood, however, that said drawings are for the purposes of illustration only and are not to be construed as deiinitive of the limits of the invention, reference being had to the appended claim for that purpose.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar reference numerals are employed to designate like parts in the several views,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the palm side of a glove embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the back of the glove illustrated in Fig. 1;

ig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

the hand and enable theV Fig. 41 'isa plan-viewnof-fthe leather` used? informing the .pahn portion g of, the. :gloves Fig. .5f :is a. plan view;offthe1.piecefaof leather usedf toy form the: back lof thefthmb; Fig..l 6 isfzaiplan viewwof fthe pieceuofl leathery used to .form 4the inner surface :ofthesecondandirthird lingers ;Y 4; f Y i Fig?v issa similar view ofonezof the pieces.V of.A leather` :employed :to lface the backof the. tipsiof each ofithefingers; l

Fig. Svisya similarK view llofthjeppiece ofi leather uemployecl: .to.,.reinforce:` the.` heel .of the. palm; and Y Fig..f9.fzisif a glilrev view4 of thee'st'rip loff leather; used-Eto protect.l the- :hingewseamzatf the `basef` of fthe second and f third: fingers. Y

In f. theA i. form1 shown, the; glove =.cornprises.` a singles1 cloth portionwli@ cut dna the. usual manner to. formula iglove which: covers alli-off the :handz except the:v baclr of the thumb? Any; suitablee :and: well known method may bei employedl for :formingethe' rclothiportions. of the glove, and for this reasenfithe details ofl #these portions ramanoin illustrated.:V The cloth `.used isi preferably one` having ,a hardY exterior rnish-r and i. 4a :soft :r innen rsurface.'` Stitchedf tothelofwer edgef-orzwrst oflpors; tion 1 10` :is fgaantiet;.11.` r `of` the fwel-l known typefacornprisirfgr an f router; ,layelv of cl-oth; preferably similari nto;y that-mused in portion 10., and s an inner- 1 ayer: of stili, forni-.retains` ing cloth, buit 'said .A gauntletffmay lbeformed in fanyzjotherffsuitablecandfwell known Ainanner. Stitched to the outer side of portion 10 is a piece of leather 12 having palm porti-on 13, inner thumb portion 14, iirst finger 15 and fourth finger 16. Sewn to thumb portion 14 and gauntlet 11 is the upper or rear leather thumb portion 17. Leather portion 18, shown in Fig. 6, is folded along the slit 19 cut therein, and edges 20, 21

turned toward the opposite edges thereof,

and this portion is stitched, along slit 19, to slit 24E formed in leather portion 12, so that the part of leather portion 18 extending from slit 19 to end 22 forms the inner surface of the second linger while the part extending from slit 19 to end 23 forms the inner surface of the third finger. Portions 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 are of such size that the finger seams l5', 16 and 18 are thrown well to the back of the glove.

It will be apparent that a seam is formed` at the base of the second and third lingers contracted in order tofgrasp ran object, there is a natural depressionat the base'4 of thej fingers into which said seam projects, thereby filling the same. and greatly aiding in the firmnessv with whichA an object may be grasped. The ends of stripV 25 are secured in the crotch seams between the first and second yfingers and between the third and fourth fingers. Sincethree sides of strip 25k free edge thereare thus stitched, the upper of is snugly held 'against'the' fingers.

' The ends' of. the fingers ofja glove are subjected to considerable wear on bothsides and the back, and, .in order to protect-these parts, a small strip of leather 28 isr stitched to the upper surface of the lfirstjoint of each of the fingers as is illustrated iniFig. 2. To prevent ripping of the` wrist seam`29, at the upper wear at this point,'a semi-circularpiece yof leather 30,.Fig. 8, ymaybe stitched to gauntlet 11 and wrist seam 29, asis illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3.

--It will thus be perceive-d that I have provided a glove that is inexpensive to manu` 'facture and =yet one which is particularly adaptedto'hard use. The various parts of the glove are so associated that'there are only two finger crotch seams, which seams together with the seam at the base of thesec- 0nd and third fingers are strengthened and protected bymeans of the welt-like strip' 25.v

Vhi'le the embodiment shownin 'the ac` slits 24and 19. The op- 25 extends rupward.

It not only protectsy pended claim for natural hinge for the finger 1 forcement fork edge of I,c gauntlet 11, due-to the f the .back

companying drawings has been described with considerable particularity, it is to be expressely understood that the invention is not limited thereto, since various changes may be made in the arrangement, seams, and

` proportioni'ng offthevarious parts'without departing from' the -sco'pe'of" the invention. Reference is therefore to be had to the apa definition of the limits of the invention.k

What is claimed is A v- A cloth glove havingfleather reinforcing facingssecured .-thereto, said facings com# prising a limited ynumber of blanks, including a major blankhaving its sides straight and parallel, andl one end straight for the greater portion of its length and `at right angles to the said parallel sides, a'roun'ded projecting portion formed on said straight end, the continuing.y curve of whichV isy defined in the-'bodyfportion of the blankby apair ofinwardly extending slits whereby a tabyis provided adapted to form a rein-5 the' inner surface oftheV thumb, lthe other end of the said blank being cut toform coverings for theinner surfaces of thelirst yand-fourth fingers with the central portionofA thevblank'forming a covering for-the palm, a substantially oval shaped blank.V having a". slitftherein vconstituting a reinforcement for lthe vinner surfaces ofthe second andthird fingers, an irregularlyshaped blank 'forming Ea` reinforcement for .ofxvthe thumb, av semi-circular shaped blankr forming aj reinforcement for the heel of the palm, la welt-like strip. forming-:a reinforcement for ,they base of the second and third fingers, and a'plurality of"l substantially rectangular blanks forming reinforcements vfor the backs of thefirst joint of each finger;I w

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification'wf l 1* ,zfxv i ,i VVSTUART J. BEEBE. 

